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Windshield crack repair

jr922pt said:
Any ideas about repairing windshield on my rv7? It appears to be migrating
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If you search weldon or weld-on you’ll see a lot of posts about sealing cracked acrylic. Read the most recent carefully. There are 2 viscosities to use depending on what you’re trying to fix. Good luck.
 
1bigdog said:
If you search weldon or weld-on you’ll see a lot of posts about sealing cracked acrylic. Read the most recent carefully. There are 2 viscosities to use depending on what you’re trying to fix. Good luck.
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I stop drilled a 4" crack and filled the hole with plexiglass rod. The crack was sealed with the lighter viscosity while the rod was glued in with the thicker. Final finish was with a micromesh kit. There's a little distortion at the repair but it's not distracting and costs way less than a new canopy.
danny
 
danny said:
I stop drilled a 4" crack and filled the hole with plexiglass rod. The crack was sealed with the lighter viscosity while the rod was glued in with the thicker. Final finish was with a micromesh kit. There's a little distortion at the repair but it's not distracting and costs way less than a new canopy.
danny
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Thanks Danny! We stop drilled the crack last Friday, will fill the hole very soon, really appreciate the help!
 
In the 70's I used a plastic toothpick to glue plug a drilled crack that was 2" long in a C-150...... still holding.
 
Using the search tool you will find plenty of threads, here on VAF, related to fixing cracks.
Good luck (y)
 
timely post. I'm in the middle of fixing a crack on my -10. I stop-drilled, glued an acrylic rod in using syringe with weld-on #4, then added weld-on #16 for the larger gap areas. Starting sanding now.
 
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